Reginald Kentrell Smith v. State

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• declining to invoke preservation exception to address argument that adult certification process violates Apprendi for first time on appeal
• dismissing as unpreserved defendant's claim that K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-5209 unconstitutionally prevented him from raising a moral culpability defense because defendant failed to get the necessary factual findings or show his claims implicated a fundamental right
• defendant's mental condition, ability to communicate with the outside world, age/intellect/background, fluency with English, interview's manner and duration, and officer's fairness in conducting the interview
• court will not consider point if appellant fails to furnish record sufficient to permit review of claimed error
• judges \'must exercise the greatest care in assessing whether the juvenile's inculpatory statement to law enforcement was voluntary'\
• appellant has burden to provide record sufficient to establish claimed error

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